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City of St. Petersburg
Deborah Figgs-Sanders
City Council, District 5
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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✝ God First
0/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#8,198 of 8,966 · bottom 8.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: NO EVIDENCE FOUND of specific church affiliation; serves on board of and was honored by Earth Mission Ministries (St. Pete Black-church community ministry); former Executive Director, YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg Resource Centers
Education: MBA, University of Phoenix (2006); BS Computer Information Systems, Florida A&M (1989, magna cum laude); AA Business Admin., St. Petersburg Junior College (1986); Gibbs Senior HS (1983)
Background: City Council, District 5, St. Petersburg — re-elected Nov 5, 2024, sworn for second term Jan 2, 2025; 2024 Council Chair (2023 Vice-Chair). PSTA Chair; Forward Pinellas. President, Personal Agenda LLC; prior at Boley Centers and IBM Global Services; Alpha Kappa Alpha, NAACP.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: District 5 St. Petersburg, re-elected Nov 5, 2024, second term to Jan 2029, 2024 Council Chair (stpete.org). HARD evidence: 2024 re-election endorsed by Equality Florida Action PAC (LGBTQ+ advocacy PAC) AND Ruth's List Florida (pro-abortion-rights PAC dedicated to electing Democratic women) — biblical_marriage q0 FALSE, sanctity_of_life q1 FALSE (Florida Politics endorsement roundup). Affirmed transgender community at city Trans Day of Visibility event ('I see you') — biblical_marriage q2 FALSE (Watermark 2024). Participated in city Pride flag raisings (12th annual 2025) and joined Oct 2025 majority moving the Harmony/History LGBTQ+ flag variation forward — biblical_marriage q4 FALSE (Watermark + WUSF). Voted YES on FY26 St. Pete budget with 6.4525 millage (3.93% above rollback, ~$1.18B); only Driscoll and Givens dissented — economic_stewardship q2 FALSE (St. Pete Catalyst). Pattern of city Pride/TDOV recognition extends to SOGI cells — family_child_sovereignty q2 FALSE. Leads 'Enough is Enough' / 'Hidden Voices' gun-violence response built explicitly on the public-health intervention model (mental health, job programs, returning-citizens outreach) — public_justice q3 FALSE, self_defense q1 FALSE. Suncoast PBA endorsed her 2024 OPPONENT (Torrie Jasuwan), undercutting any affirmative police-partnership claim above routine — public_justice q0 null. NO direct evidence on personhood (q0), election administration, immigration, 2A constitutional carry, or refuse-state-overreach in the conservative-rubric sense — those cells null. (Her LGBTQ-flag majority vote is a STATE-preemption pushback but directionally leftward; refuse_state_overreach q0 null on the conservative-rubric reading.)
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
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- [1]2024 re-election endorsed by Ruth's List Florida — PAC dedicated to electing pro-abortion-rights Democratic women. Center
2024 re-election endorsed by Ruth's List Florida — PAC dedicated to electing pro-abortion-rights Democratic women.
- [2]Affirmatively addressed the transgender community at the city's Trans Day of Visibility event ('I see you'). Unclassified
Affirmatively addressed the transgender community at the city's Trans Day of Visibility event ('I see you').
- [3]Participated in city Pride flag raisings; joined Oct 2025 majority advancing the Harmony (Pride) and History flag resolution. Unclassified
Participated in city Pride flag raisings; joined Oct 2025 majority advancing the Harmony (Pride) and History flag resolution.
- [4]Participated in city Pride flag raisings; joined Oct 2025 majority advancing the Harmony (Pride) and History flag resolution. Unclassified
Participated in city Pride flag raisings; joined Oct 2025 majority advancing the Harmony (Pride) and History flag resolution.
- [5]Voted YES on the FY2025-26 St. Petersburg budget and 6.4525 millage rate (3.93% above rollback) — only Driscoll and Givens dissented. Unclassified
Voted YES on the FY2025-26 St. Petersburg budget and 6.4525 millage rate (3.93% above rollback) — only Driscoll and Givens dissented.
- [6]Leadership of 'Enough is Enough' gun-violence campaign aligns with the gun-restriction / public-health policy frame. Unclassified
Leadership of 'Enough is Enough' gun-violence campaign aligns with the gun-restriction / public-health policy frame.
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